The Extraordinary David
Chapter 15

Another Improvement

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"What? Abbott died on Panshi Planet?" Captain Froman of the Sirius Mercenary Group stood up abruptly upon hearing the news brought by Crock, asking in disbelief.

This was not to say that Captain Froman felt deeply for Abbott, even though Abbott was his most loyal subordinate.

Within the Sirius Mercenary Group, Abbott was the most ruthless guy; he scrambled to take on every killing job, which caused Abbott to accumulate many warrants on his own, indirectly ensuring that other members of the Sirius Mercenary Group had very few warrants against them.

One must know that robbery is normal for mercenaries, and most of the time, warrants only target the most vicious and famous mercenaries among them. Therefore, even though the Sirius Mercenary Group was notorious, Abbott was the only one truly wanted for major crimes.

This also left Abbott with no other path but the Sirius Mercenary Group, making him the member Captain Froman trusted the most.

Mercenaries who can take a bullet for you are hard to find, and most of the time, just mentioning Abbott's name was enough to deter many who wanted to resist.

Furthermore, Abbott held some important authorizations for the Sirius Mercenary Group, the most important of which was that Abbott held the mercenary group's channels for fencing stolen goods, which was also a manifestation of Captain Froman's trust in Abbott.

When Abbott left this time, he had taken some of the most valuable stolen goods obtained from recent robberies to sell.

After selling those stolen goods, Abbott did not return directly to the mercenary group but instead took the opportunity to head to Panshi Planet to relax; he never expected that a remote planet would actually be where Abbott fell.

"Captain, this is the intelligence I purchased." The expressionless Crock sent a piece of intelligence information to Captain Froman's Identity Bracelet and said.

"Can you be certain that the police did not find the T3 at the scene?" Captain Froman looked at the intelligence, quickly discovered something, and asked.

"Yes, I have already confirmed it!" Crock nodded with great certainty.

"The T3 would not be destroyed in such an impact and explosion; it seems someone has picked it up!" Captain Froman's expression improved slightly, and he said in a deep voice.

As his most loyal subordinate, he naturally knew the location where Abbott kept his collected wealth.

Due to Abbott's own reasons, all his wealth was kept in an anonymous manner, and the proceeds from fencing stolen goods were also settled anonymously to avoid being tracked by the Interstellar Federation.

These assets were all placed in anonymous accounts, and only the corresponding chip could open the anonymous account and manage the wealth within.

As a sniper Armored Warrior, he kept the chip inside the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device'. It was estimated that apart from him, who had specifically studied the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device', very few people could open the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device', let alone discover the chip inside.

If the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device' had already been found by the police, then the hope of retrieving the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device' would be slim. One must know that no matter how arrogant the Sirius Mercenary Group was, they would not dare to attack a government department.

But if the 'T3 Sniper Auxiliary Device' was not in the hands of the police, then the situation was different.

"It seems we need to take a trip to Panshi Planet!" Captain Froman sat back in his chair, tapping the table with his hand, and said in a deep voice.

Four days had passed, and it was now 9:00 PM. David had just fused the last two comprehensive Knowledge Light Orbs. His attribute panel now displayed:

Name: David Kerr Strength: 2.52 (1) Agility: 1.7 (1) Physique: 2.1 (1) Spirit: 2.8 (1) Literature (3% Proficiency), Mathematics (5% Proficiency), Comprehensive (51% Entry), Body Technique (35% Entry), Long Sword Mastery (5% Entry)

Literature and Mathematics had both reached Proficiency. Body Technique had surged in the first two days, rising to the 35% Entry level, but it had clearly slowed down over the last two days.

In David's view, this should have been the result of the foundation practiced by his predecessor over so many years being fully stimulated by his more powerful spirit, which caused the rapid improvement.

To improve further in the future, it would require long-term practice to achieve.

From David's feeling, his insights from practicing the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique had not disappeared, but each insight was too small to cause another burst like before.

David had other gains over these four days; his Strength increased by 0.02 and his Physique by 0.1. Although the increase was not much, one must know that this was only the result of a few days.

Especially with this attribute panel, he could clearly see his own growth.

He believed that after fusing the Body Technique Knowledge Light Orbs, the improved Body Technique ability would allow his strength to strengthen even faster.

Originally, David had thought about waiting for a period of time, practicing on his own to raise his Body Technique ability higher before fusing those two Body Technique Knowledge Light Orbs.

But the unknown danger forced him to accelerate the improvement of his strength. Even though he knew that fusing the two Body Technique Knowledge Light Orbs at this moment was not the best timing, he could not wait.

Fusing the Knowledge Light Orbs over these past few days also confirmed his previous thoughts. Although he dared not waste Knowledge Light Orbs on more experiments, he was certain that fusing two Knowledge Light Orbs every day would not cause any problems.

Because of the 100,000 credit compensation from the previous attack and explosion, David's financial situation had improved, and the smart butler Emma had ordered three months' worth of Fortified Meat.

At this moment, David was sitting in the basement gym, and ten portions of Fortified Meat were placed in the food box in front of him. This was the preparation he had made for fusing the Body Technique Knowledge Light Orbs.

Recently, after he practiced the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique, he would experience a strong sense of hunger; his body's demand far exceeded the past.

These were all within David's expectations. When the school teacher taught the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique, they had explained that as the mastery of Body Technique increased, the energy required would also increase.

This was also the reason why a large number of students from less wealthy families could not improve their Body Technique. Although the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique were very safe, the energy required was a huge burden for ordinary families.

David's rapid improvement from 10% to 35% in Body Technique made the change in energy demand even more obvious; he consumed three times as much energy meat per day as before.

Fortunately, with the compensation from the Police Station, he was able to support the needs of his recent practice of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique.

"Shadow Servant, transmit the Body Technique (70% Entry) Knowledge Light Orb into my body!" David placed his hand on the Shadow Servant's shoulder and ordered.

This time, unlike fusing those academic Knowledge Light Orbs before, he dared not be distracted in the slightest. He wanted to fuse the Body Technique Knowledge Light Orb in the best state. For this reason, he did not even control the Shadow Servant, but ordered the Shadow Servant to complete this task.

The Body Technique (70% Entry) Knowledge Light Orb, like a red fireball, followed his arm into his body. Subsequently, he did not even have time to check the attribute panel before entering the learning illusion brought by the Knowledge Light Orb.

Different from the previous Knowledge Light Orbs that entered learning scenes, the Body Technique (70% Entry) Knowledge Light Orb brought him into a body slowly performing the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique. There was no teaching process; he directly felt the insights brought by the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique.

The muscle changes he hadn't noticed before were slowly being comprehended by the body within the illusion, and on the attribute panel he couldn't see, the entry for Body Technique was growing rapidly.

Starting from 35%, it climbed to 40%, 50%, 60%, and didn't stop until it reached 99%.

Although David had only comprehended 70% of the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique at the entry level within the illusion, by the time he regained consciousness, he was drenched in sweat, and every single muscle was trembling uncontrollably.

He took a few deep breaths before checking the attribute panel before him. Upon seeing Body Technique (99% entry level), he didn't even care about the exhaustion racking his body; he jumped up instantly, wanting to try out the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique at 99% entry level.

However, the moment he struck the first pose, his body swayed; in his current state, he was simply unable to complete such demanding movements.

Shaking his head, which was slightly overexcited, David sat back down on the ground, opened the food container in front of him, and picked up a piece of Fortified Meat to put in his mouth.

As he ate the Fortified Meat, he thought about the second Knowledge Light Orb of Body Technique he was about to fuse with; it seemed that reaching the proficiency level in Body Technique would be no problem at all.

After resting for half an hour, he once again ordered the Shadow Servant to transmit the Body Technique (20% entry level) Knowledge Light Orb into his body.

David entered the same process, sensing the Eighteen Forms of Body Technique within a body, but this time, from start to finish, he didn't gain a single new insight, at most just reinforcing some of his previous understandings.

After he woke up, he immediately looked at the attribute panel in front of him; sure enough, his Body Technique ability remained stuck at 99% entry level and had not increased due to the fusion of the Body Technique (20% entry level) Knowledge Light Orb.

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